Gin, Gin, Gin.... Maybe Vodka

I have picked the last of my blackcurrants, redcurrants and gooseberries from the allotment. I have had so much fruit this year it was hard to decide what to do with it all, you can only make so many pies and jam. So I decided to make gin with it. In particular redcurrant and vanilla gin, red gooseberry gin, blackcurrant liqueur and for a change redcurrant and orange vodka.

Redcurrant Gin

300g of Redcurrants

150g of Caster Sugar

1 Teaspoon of Vanilla Essence or 1 Fresh Vanilla Pod

Bottle of Gin or Vodka

Large Kilner Jar

Put all the redcurrants in the kilner jar, crush them with a wooden spoon, add the sugar, vanilla essence or pod and mix together then add the gin or vodka. Screw the lid back on give the jar a really good shake and then put it somewhere dark. Shake the jar every day for one month, after that just shake every couple of weeks. It will be ready in six months or like me you can leave it for a year. When you are ready to bottle it, sieve the mixture and then pour through muslin into a bottle.

The red gooseberry recipe that I used is from another blog called cottage smallholder, it is very simple, the only ingredients or items you will need are gooseberries, granulated sugar, gin and a kilner jar.

Blackcurrant Liqueur

Blackcurrants

Caster Sugar

Gin

Kilner jar

Each blackcurrant needs to have its skin pierced to release the juice. Fill the kilner jar to about a third full with the pierced currants. Fill the jar with the sugar until it has covered the currants. Finally pour the gin in, secure the lid and give it a really good shake. Put the jar somewhere dark for six months, shaking daily for a month then every few weeks after that. As before when ready, sieve the mixture, then pour through muslin and bottle.

Enjoy, I know I will!

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